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I was planning on ordering my Castle Grayskull this weekend but now I'm a little concerned after reading Scotts Q&A. I love the way the Castle looks in the blueprints. Now he's saying it will lean more towards the prototype in the actual sculpt. That's not the Castle Grayskull I remember. The reason the casual fans like myself love this line is because it reminds them of their childhood toys. I imagine the only fans that want the Castle to look like the prototype would be the hardcore fans. I never even saw what the proto looked like till last week. If I'm putting down $250 I don't want to hear that the look of the Castle may not be what is being shown. Do most fans here prefer the proto to how it looks in the blueprints? Just curious.

1. When you announced Castle Grayskull you said it would be based on Mark Taylor's prototype and mentioned the elongated mouth. The visuals on the B-sheet however are heavily inspired by the vintage boxart and the license guide. Is that the definitive look now or can we still expect to see the protruding snout and stalactite teeth from the prototype incorporated in the final design?

It is still a work in progress. Ideally we do want to lean more towards the prototype in the actual sculpt.

Exactly what I wanted to hear. Thanks, Scott !!! Go Prototype

"A knight is sworn to valor. His heart knows only virtue. His blade defends the helpless. His word speaks only truth. His wrath undoes the wicked."

Okay, not to be a downer, but too many people are saying that it will be made no matter what so they arent pre-ordering. You guys need a wake-up call. It wasnt even two months ago they had the EXACT same set-up for the Superboy and Ms Martian pack. It did not meet the meter and was flat out cancelled. We have NO guarantees this will be made...UNLESS THE METER IS MET. Do you honestly think they will go ahead with something that wont prove cost effective for a minimum demand? REALLY?!?

A good warning to listen to.

Mattel won't greenlight this without the minimum.

PLEASE consider pre-ordering if your on the fence about this!

It's Castle Grayskull. Made by the Four Horsemen! these guys are passionate about this castle to say the least!!!
It's going to be amazing when you see it in 3D.

This is the moment to order your very own Castle Grayskull for what is easily the Best MotU line there has ever been and possibly ever will be!

This is what He-Man and Skeletor are fighting over for crying out loud! You don't want He-Man to go without a home do you?

Please? Pretty Please? Pretty knock 'em dead Teela please?!

The Sorceress needs a place to rest her weary back and shoulders from those coffee cans!

I was planning on ordering my Castle Grayskull this weekend but now I'm a little concerned after reading Scotts Q&A. I love the way the Castle looks in the blueprints. Now he's saying it will lean more towards the prototype in the actual sculpt. That's not the Castle Grayskull I remember. The reason the casual fans like myself love this line is because it reminds them of their childhood toys. I imagine the only fans that want the Castle to look like the prototype would be the hardcore fans. I never even saw what the proto looked like till last week. If I'm putting down $250 I don't want to hear that the look of the Castle may not be what is being shown. Do most fans here prefer the proto to how it looks in the blueprints? Just curious.

This.

I mean, I'm still gonna get it... but I am not a fan of the rejected prototype version. I don't mind a few 'nods' or inspirations... but I hope they don't go TOO crazy.

Frankly between the minaret and that ledge I hate so much... I think we have ENOUGH proto nods.

I want the 'ULTIMATE' castle. Give it a few elements from all the following IN THIS ORDER.

Okay, good point as there are some unappealing Grayskull's out there (200X and 1987 movie). I was thinking moreso that the original toy castle, Filmation and the prototype/Alcala mini-comic look the same at first glance anyway.

I was planning on ordering my Castle Grayskull this weekend but now I'm a little concerned after reading Scotts Q&A. I love the way the Castle looks in the blueprints. Now he's saying it will lean more towards the prototype in the actual sculpt. That's not the Castle Grayskull I remember. The reason the casual fans like myself love this line is because it reminds them of their childhood toys. I imagine the only fans that want the Castle to look like the prototype would be the hardcore fans. I never even saw what the proto looked like till last week. If I'm putting down $250 I don't want to hear that the look of the Castle may not be what is being shown. Do most fans here prefer the proto to how it looks in the blueprints? Just curious.

My ideal Castle would be a pure Filmation Castle with Bridge and all. But I trust the Horsemen, this is their dream project, and I know it will be great. Who knows, during a movie year, the Horsemen may be forced to do a movie Grayskull, or worse yet, the Horsemen may not be doing it at all.

So the way I see it, this is my last chance to get a full blown, heart poured into Castle from Scott and the Horsemen who will have the best from vintage, Filmation and 200x put into it, it's the ultimate Grayskull, so I'm buying it no matter what. I have the past two castles, so I need this one to complete my collection.

For the record, the prototype version wasn't rejected based on its look, otherwise we wouldn't have seen it drawn in the mini comics or elements of it featured on packaging artwork.

It was streamlined and chopped down for production ease.

The prototype's look is precisely what the creators wanted it to look like.

I'm glad to hear they're finally going to get something that more closely matches their vision.

Thank you for saying this. The prototype is just a more elaborate version of the vintage toy.
The classics line has been about many things, but one of the main things is making figures look they way they should have in the 80s, but couldn't b/c of limitations. The same is true for the castle. And it will rock.

Originally Posted by Daniel Lynch

I came here to post this pic, but I have to say awesome news about the box art! But gah! Now I have to keep that too...

Great day for the Castle, when I get home tonight, I can post the news about Rudy Obrero AND another thermometer update!!

I've put together a front mock-up for CastleGrayskull.Info, so I can add scale pics to the site over the next few weeks! First up, our resident MOTU "giants":

Can someone post a pic of the prototype Castle Grayskull? I don't remember where I saw it. I'm trying to convince myself that I'll be happy with the Castle even if looks more like the prototype than the original toy and box art. I'm on the fence and I need a push. Thanks.

Can someone post a pic of the prototype Castle Grayskull? I don't remember where I saw it. I'm trying to convince myself that I'll be happy with the Castle even if looks more like the prototype than the original toy and box art. I'm on the fence and I need a push. Thanks.

Here you go

"A knight is sworn to valor. His heart knows only virtue. His blade defends the helpless. His word speaks only truth. His wrath undoes the wicked."

Thank you guys for posting the prototype pics. It has a creepier look to it than proposed classics grayskull. That's not a bad thing. The small jawbridge looks goofy but it would obviously be bigger. It's the protruding mouth that bugs me the most though. I'll assume that it won't stick out quite that far in the final design. I might as well preorder it. I'm sure I'll have no trouble selling it if I end up being disappointed with it. The wife already gave me her blessing so I should take advantage of that. Off to Matty Collector I go.

Good decision to go for a more prototype look. It really is a better look than the original playset, IMO. Of course, to me, the best Grayskull design will always be Filmation. But the prototype look has always been a close second.

From Matty's Facebook page:GREAT news... we confirmed the ginormous 2013 Castle Grayskull would be packed in a closed box with all new art by Rudy Obrero, the designer for the original packaging! (Rudy also did the box art for Wind Raider and Granymyr.)

Hmm, I thought that the Wind Raider box art turned out very poorly...hopefully he can do a better job with Castle Grayskull.